Home›Open Questions›What is the earliest securely dated, non-intrusive attestation of white sage's ceremonial use?Open QuestionsWhat is the earliest securely dated, non-intrusive attestation of white sage's ceremonial use?Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "What is the earliest securely dated, non-intrusive attestation of white sage's ceremonial use?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/open-questions-index/what-is-the-earliest-securely-dated-non-intrusive-attestation-of-white-sages-ceremonial-use.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). What is the earliest securely dated, non-intrusive attestation of white sage's ceremonial use?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/open-questions-index/what-is-the-earliest-securely-dated-non-intrusive-attestation-of-white-sages-ceremonial-useCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-what-is-the-earliest-securely-dated-non, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {What is the earliest securely dated, non-intrusive attestation of white sage's ceremonial use?}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/open-questions-index/what-is-the-earliest-securely-dated-non-intrusive-attestation-of-white-sages-ceremonial-use}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOpen QuestionCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Open QuestionSage's ceremonial use among Indigenous peoples of western North America is a living tradition, and no specific, dated, non-intrusive documentary or archaeological source establishing its earliest attested use has been located.What would resolve this An archaeobotanical study identifying Salvia residue from a securely dated site, or a documented early written account naming the practice without describing closed ceremonial content.OpenArchaeobotany, ethnohistoryMircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.), Encyclopedia of ReligionCross-Tradition ConnectionsQuestion OnSage, Incense Well-attested SourcesEncyclopedia of Religiontier 1Mircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.), Macmillan Reference, 2005View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year